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COUNTERBORE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does counterbore mean? 

COUNTERBORE (noun)
  The noun COUNTERBORE has 1 sense:

1. a bit for enlarging the upper part of a holeplay

  Familiarity information: COUNTERBORE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


COUNTERBORE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A bit for enlarging the upper part of a hole

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

counterbore; countersink; countersink bit

Hypernyms ("counterbore" is a kind of...):

bit (the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press)


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